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Miraculous Barcelona pull off greatest comeback in Champions League history

Barcelona recorded the biggest comeback in Champions League history, scoring six times - twice in stoppage-time - against a stunned PSG.

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Written ByChris Myson

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Barcelona claimed a scarcely believable Champions League victory
against Paris Saint-Germain that will go down in history as one of
the all-time great comebacks, Sergi Roberto netting in the fifth
minute of stoppage time to seal a sensational 6-5 aggregate triumph
after they had trailed 4-0.

It had looked as though Edinson Cavani's away goal would prove
pivotal after Barca had raced into a three-goal lead, but the hosts
scored three times from the 88th minute onwards at Camp Nou to
complete the biggest turnaround ever seen in the competition.

After being thrashed in the first leg of the last-16 tie, Barca
appeared set to fall agonisingly short of a famous recovery in what
transpired to be a classic encounter.

Luis Enrique's side were three goals up within 50 minutes and
did not allow Cavani's intervention to foil their bid for a slice
of history, Neymar scoring twice before setting up Roberto in
astonishing scenes, the second leg ultimately finishing 6-1.

Two scrappy first-half goals – one from Luis Suarez in the third
minute – and a Layvin Kurzawa own goal gave a rocking Camp Nou hope
of a reversal in the tie.

The home side reduced the deficit further early in the second
half when Lionel Messi scored his 11th goal of the competition this
season from the penalty spot after Neymar was fouled by Thomas
Meunier.

But a great finish from Cavani just after the hour mark – his
eighth of a Champions League campaign that has been his most
prolific – seemed to have made the difference, before the late
heroics from Neymar and Roberto.

The crushing defeat sees PSG beaten by Barca in the knockout
stages again having suffered the same fate in 2013 and 2015.

Barca, meanwhile, reach the quarters for the 10th straight
season, meaning they are still in with a chance of a treble in Luis
Enrique's last season at the helm.

Hopes of a remarkable comeback were stirred after only 150
seconds, Suarez getting the goal.

4 - Luis Suarez has scored 4 goals against
Paris in the Champions League, more than against any other
opponent. Teeth. pic.twitter.com/XrYzrx0Qz3

The Barca forward climbed above indecisive goalkeeper Kevin
Trapp and sent a close-range header beyond Meunier on the line
after Marquinhos and Marco Verratti had both failed to deal with
Rafinha's cross.

PSG had a penalty claim rejected when Julian Draxler's cross
struck the arm of a sliding Javier Mascherano, who was in as one of
three Barca changes from the first leg.

But the hosts kept up the pressure, with Messi sending a
free-kick just over and Neymar seeing a curling effort go just
wide.

Lucas Moura, starting for PSG with Angel Di Maria only fit for
the bench, sent an effort straight at Marc-Andre ter Stegen, but
that was as good as it got from the visitors as Barca struck again
five minutes before the break.

It was another scrappy goal, with poor defending from Marquinhos
allowing Andres Iniesta to chase down Suarez's flick-on in the area
and send a clever back-heel across goal which was sliced into his
own net by Kurzawa.

The night went from bad to worse for PSG within three minutes of
the restart when referee Deniz Aytekin pointed to the spot after
consulting with one of his fellow officials.

The Barca award came when Neymar had surged into the area and
been felled by Meunier's head after the defender lost his footing,
with Messi stepping up and blasting past Trapp from 12 yards.

PSG almost got a priceless away goal in response when Meunier
beat Neymar at the other end and squared for Cavani, whose sliding
left-footed effort struck the post from six yards.

Unai Emery then brought on Di Maria for Lucas in desperate
search of a goal that did arrive after 62 minutes.

A deep free-kick from Verratti led to Kurzawa getting above Ivan
Rakitic to head back into path of Cavani and he dispatched a
magnificent dipping finish into the roof of the net, sparking
ecstatic scenes from Emery and the away supporters.

Ter Stegen made a key save from Cavani a few moments later after
Draxler's throughball sent the PSG striker clear to keep Barca –
who now needed a further three goals – alive.

Substitute Arda Turan had a shot cleared off the line by
Marquinhos and Messi fired wide from a presentable opening, but
Cavani's strike appeared to have stalled the hosts' momentum before
a frantic finale.

Barca got a fourth with two minutes left, Neymar finding the top
corner with an impressive free-kick that left Trapp rooted to the
spot.

He struck again from the penalty spot in the first minute of
added time, sending Trapp the wrong way after Suarez had been
fouled by Marquinhos.

PSG then had to keep out Barca for the remaining four minutes of
the five added, but could not do that as Barca rocked the football
world.

The LaLiga side threw Ter Stegen into attack to add to the
drama, which saw them seal one of football's most stunning
victories when Roberto volleyed in Neymar's pass, sending Luis
Enrique, the players and Camp Nou into ecstasy.